Full Text of SR0693 94th General Assembly
SR0693 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to express | 3 |
| their sincere condolences to the family and friends of Richard | 4 |
| H. Rokop, Sr. of Aurora, who passed away on February 12, 2006; | 5 |
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| WHEREAS, Richard Rokop, Sr. was born on June 11, 1941 to | 7 |
| Joseph and Margaret Rokop; and | 8 |
| WHEREAS, He was the head of Aurora's downtown development, | 9 |
| director of the Buildings and Permits Department, deputy | 10 |
| director of parks and recreation, a member of the Metro Water | 11 |
| Reclamation District Board of Trustees, and a Kane county | 12 |
| Republican Treasurer; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Rokop was known for his enthusiasm for high | 14 |
| school sports; after being a teenage athlete, he became active | 15 |
| as a referee and umpire, until knee problems prevented him from | 16 |
| running up and down the court or field; in 1993, he was | 17 |
| inducted into the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall | 18 |
| of Fame as an official; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Rokop was an active member in his community; | 20 |
| he was a member of Holy Angels Parish, the Lions Club, and the | 21 |
| Phoenix Club; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Richard H. Rokop, Sr. will be felt | 23 |
| by all who knew and loved him, especially his wife, Jeanne | 24 |
| (Skiba) Rokop; his sons, Richard (Lynette) Rokop, Jr., Michael | 25 |
| (Stephanie) Rokop and their children, Zachary, Laura, and | 26 |
| Jacob, Daniel (Erica) Rokop and their children, Tyler and | 27 |
| Payton; his brother, Donald (Susan) Rokop; his niece, Kathy | 28 |
| Rokop; his nephew, Jimmy (Kristin) Rokop and their children | 29 |
| Madeline and Sofia; his nephew, Tom Rokop; his sister, Patricia | 30 |
| (Thomas) Schnick; his nephew, Todd (Maribeth) Schnick; his |
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| sister, Peggy (Melvin) Gould; his nephew, Kevin (Maggie) Gould | 2 |
| and their children, Sebastian and Garrett; his niece, Heather | 3 |
| (Andrew II) Robertson and their children Drew and Brooke; his | 4 |
| nephew, Eric Gould; his brother, Dennis (Charlene) Rokop; his | 5 |
| niece, Kristine Rokop; his nephew, Joseph Rokop; Judy Rokop, | 6 |
| (the mother of Richard Jr., Michael, and Daniel); his father | 7 |
| and mother-in-law, Michael (Patricia) Skiba; and his brothers | 8 |
| and sisters-in-law, Bill (Joanie) Lawler, their daughter, | 9 |
| Cathy Pfeifer-Lawler, and Brad (Janice) Westrom and their | 10 |
| children, Abby and Kelly Westrom; he was preceded in death by | 11 |
| his parents; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 13 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 14 |
| all who knew and loved him, the death of Richard H. Rokop, Sr.; | 15 |
| and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 |
| presented to the family of Richard H. Rokop, Sr. along with our | 18 |
| sincere condolences.
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